Area food establishments cited for health code violations

These Kansas City area food establishments in recent inspections had many critical health code violations that could lead to food-borne illnesses. Most violations are corrected at the time of the inspection.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture cited these operations for multiple health code violations:

• China Buffet, 2030 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, had seven priority violations during a July 2 follow-up inspection, including ham at improper temperatures on the hot bar (ham discarded) and sushi held at improper temperatures on the sushi bar (sushi discarded).

The Environmental Health Division of the Jackson County Public Works Department cited these operations for three or more critical violations:

• Cosentino’s Apple Market, 11501 E. 63rd St., Raytown, had three critical violations during a June 4 inspection, including multiple items in a deli meat case past the seven-day discard date, such as chicken breast and pepper jack cheese dated May 23 and pickle loaf dated May 28 (repeat violations requiring a reinspection).

“All violations were corrected on site, and the store passed its reinspection,” said Mark Winslow, spokesman for the company.

• Golden Eggroll, 1800 S. Missouri 7, Blue Springs, had four critical violations during a June 11 inspection, including no detectable sanitizer in the dishwashing machine (a violation requiring a reinspection).

• Monetti’s Taste of Italy, 1313 N.E. Douglas St., Lee’s Summit, had four critical violations during a July 1 inspection, including pepperoni slices and sausage in the pizza prep table cooler held at improper temperatures (food discarded).

“All the situations regarding the violations have been fixed already,” said kitchen manager Javier Bracero.